Courts & Law
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Justice Department moves to drop charge against former Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool
The department said information provided since the indictment of former Olympic canoeist David Hearn revealed the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor."
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Christian physician assistant fired for refusing to facilitate transgender care wins settlement
According to Valerie Kloosterman's lawsuit, the module required her affirm statements concerning sexual orientation and gender identity that went against her Christian faith, which says God ordains a person's sex.
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Secret Service felt pressured to surveil Comey after '86 47' seashell post, court documents show
A mid-level supervisor in the Washington field office wrote in an email that the agents didn't believe anyone's lift was in danger, making the surveillance legally questionable, internal documents inside court filings by Comey's attorney, Patrick Fitzerald, show.
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Witness testifies on finding Hunter Biden's gun while rummaging through trash
Edward Banner, who has been collecting recyclables out of trash cans since he retired, said he found the gun in the trash outside of a Delaware grocery store and took it home with him.
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Hunter Biden’s seemingly paradoxical legal defense strategy
The fourth day of Hunter Biden’s Delaware gun trial wrapped on Thursday following testimony from his ex-girlfriend and sister-in-law Hallie Biden. The defense seems to be saying he was an addict, then not when he bought the handgun, then was an addict again.
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GOP chair presses Fulton County DA Willis to disclose correspondence with Jan. 6 witness Hutchinson
"The Subcommittee previously discovered a letter from Fulton County DA Willis to the Select Committee from 2021 where Willis requested access to any Select Committee records relevant to the Fulton County DA's Office investigation into President Trump's action to challenge the 2020 presidential election," according to a news release sent out on Thursday.
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Illinois judge rules against 'slating' law that would have kept GOP candidates off the ballot
"The General Assembly can change the rules for elections, but they can’t do it in the middle of the game to keep challengers off the ballot," the Republicans' attorney said.
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Court orders ex-Trump White House aide Bannon to report to prison
Bannon was sentenced in October 2022, to four months behind bars.
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Suspect in Gilgo Beach killings in Long Island charged in connection with two more slayings
Rex Heuermann, 60, was arrested in July 2023 in connection with the killings.
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Spain asks UN court for permission to join South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide
Spain is the first European country to ask to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel.
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Hallie Biden testifies about Hunter Biden drug use at the time of gun purchase
Biden faces federal charges for allegedly lying on gun-purchase application in 2018 about his drug addiction at the time he bought a revolver.
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Georgia appeals court pauses Fani Willis prosecution of Trump
Willis indicted Trump and 18 codefendants last year under the state's RICO Act, though the case been derailed over allegations that she maintained an inappropriate relationship with a prosecutor she hired to pursue the case.